Me 3 now? Me 3?

This is how Owen woke up two mornings ago,

"Me 3 now? Me 3?"...

so excited to be three!!

 

This little boy amazing me regularly with what he expresses...

 he is my quietest one so it is hard to notice

how much he understands and absorbs...

Like I had no clue if he understood that it was his birthday the next day

when I put him to bed, but apparently he knew and he even knew his age!

 

what we do know is that he loves tractors, the farm and especially his Daddy!!

The Xerion is his favourite of all tractors and he can spend endless

hours in there alongside his daddy!

 

 

Biking, biking, biking....  He loves it and he is great at it,

The other day he arranged the clumps of grass I had removed while

edging around my flower bed to make 'jumps' for himself...

such a boy, going over the bumps like a pro, with training wheels on no less!

 

 

Owen is my quiet, gentle one... still can be a little shy around new people;

he definitely does not have the desire to be the center of attention!

He has a soft and caring heart, especially when it comes to his little sister -

him and Katie have such a unique bond... you will regularly see him

bringing her toys, her blanket, a soother, sharing a water cup, etc...

no wonder she didn't crawl till 10.5 months - he was her legs!!

 

He does know how to be stubborn tho!  Knows exactly what he wants and always

likes life to go that way... but a little description and explanation go along way with him!

Although, when it comes to giving in quickly, well not so much!

Especially when sharing toys with Ranen... 'fun' times watching them battle things out!

 

We go out on bike rides and to explore a LOT!!

 

watching daddy come by...

 

Helping, yes he loves to help - gardening, watering, washing, vacuuming,

mowing lawn, weeding, picking strawberries - you name it...

He loves to be right at your side, doing whatever you do!!

 

Owen has had some trouble with his legs... he really likes to sit in W position,

he is double jointed so his knees dont have trouble with it

but you are able to see it now in the shape of his legs, etc...

So we are working hard on this, and next step is a pair of orthotics...

Glad we caught it early enough and are able to influence things for him yet!

 

we have had our share of appointments...

2 emergency rooms visits...

one a dislocated elbow and the other soft tissue damage of the same elbow.

 

 

He has worn glasses for approximately a year, does extremely well with them,

and although the stigmatism isn't correcting itself yet,

at least we have it controlled with the glasses.

...with eye doctor at least every 2 months

out in Vancouver.... and a few appointments at

Child Development Centre for his legs... we keep hopping!!

*(cant sing enough praises about the CDC though - they are awesome!!)

 He has broken the indestructible glasses: 

 

Owen loves his Opa 'Shiloh' more than words can say...

they just have a heart to heart connection and it is AMAZING

to see...  they love each other like crazy!

they also share a fantastic love of planes...

 

Owen, my little man...

loves to cuddle,

does best when spoken to calmly,

is a water rat,

kind and gentle,

can play alone super well,

loves machines...

whether it be excavators, concrete trucks,

airplanes, bobcats, and his favourite, tractors..

deep thinker,

has a great laugh,

quirky humour,

loves airplane rides from his aunt Corina,

wears shoes on the wrong feet regularly,

loves the sandbox,

sleeps with his monkey,

rides his bike all the time,

loves his hugs...

 trying to hide from the camera!!

took about a week to love the puppies...

loves his quality time... 

Chief, your mommy loves you more than words can express... xo

I am in awe watching you grow and realize that it

is such a blessing to see you reach each milestone...

that we may yet be given the strength and guidance to lead you

according to God's Word and to direct you to Him.